Buffer overflow in Ti Ble-Stack
CVE-2018-16986
Texas Instruments BLE-STACK v2.2.1 for SimpleLink CC2640 and CC2650 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet that triggers a buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.028 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Ti Ble-Stack — versions 3.0.0
- Ti Cc1350
- Ti Cc2640
- Ti Cc2640r2f
- Ti Cc2650
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- armis.com/bleedingbit/ (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/742827 (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1042018 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317277 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105812 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181101… (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16986?
- CVE-2018-16986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ti Ble-Stack, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16986?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16986 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.